Kirwan
QLD 4817 · Townsville
20,780 (2021) → 20,616 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Kirwan is a suburb in Townsville, QLD 4817, about 1112km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Kirwan are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 4 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Kirwan has an overall score of 41/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 20/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (2.28%), New Zealand (2.17%), Philippines (1.29%), India (0.55%), PNG (0.54%)
Top languages: Australian Indigenous Languages (0.62%), Tagalog (0.62%), Italian (0.36%), Filipino (0.31%), Malayalam (0.26%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Townsville local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 937 (below the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Ryan Catholic CollegeCombined · CatholicICSEA 1019
- The Willows State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 966
- Kirwan State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 942
- Kirwan State High SchoolSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 919
Nearby (within 10km)
- Indie School, Logan - Thuringowa Central CampusSecondary · Independent · 0.8km
- Weir State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.6kmICSEA 842
- Carinity Education - ShalomCombined · Independent · 2.3kmICSEA 698
- Heatley State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 840
- Cranbrook State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3kmICSEA 923
- Holy Spirit Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.1kmICSEA 1018
- Ignatius Park CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 3.4kmICSEA 1018
- St Benedict's Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.4kmICSEA 1003
- Heatley Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 882
- Townsville-Thuringowa Centre for Continuing Secondary EducationSecondary · Government · 3.5km
- Thuringowa State High SchoolSecondary · Government · 3.7kmICSEA 849
- Aitkenvale State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.9kmICSEA 859
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Kirwan
Is Kirwan safe?
Kirwan has a residential safety score of 20/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 12,813 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Kirwan from Brisbane CBD?
Kirwan is about 1112.1 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Kirwan?
Kirwan has 4 schools, with an average ICSEA of 962 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Kirwan?
Kirwan has a transport score of 0/100.